By Taiye Olayemi The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has urged insurance stakeholders to unite in using technology to deepen rural insurance penetration across Nigeria. Mr Olusegun Omosehin, NAICOM’s Commissioner for Insurance, made the call on Wednesday at the 2025 Business Day Insurance ConferenceContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Access Holdings Plc. says it generated N642.22 billion as profit for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024. This is a 3.7 per cent increase from the N619.32 billion it generated in 2023. The company made this knownContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Mr Obinna Simon, popularly known as MC Tagwaye, has officially declared his intention to contest for the chairmanship of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the 2026 election on the platform of Social Democratic Party (SDP). Simon disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday,Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When the Great Wall of China was built, it was to serve as a reinforcement, protecting the Chinese empire from invasions and raids by nomadic groups from the north, particularly the Xiongnu and Mongols. It servedContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala China says it is ready to work with Africa to oppose hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism while advancing the collective rights of the Global South. Xue Bing, China’s Special Envoy for Horn of Africa Affairs, made this known during a seminar hosted by ChinaContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The Inaugural Africa Day celebration, aimed to project a vibrant and authentic image of Africa to a global audience, is billed to hold in China in May. The Center for China-Africa Discourse Studies made this known on Wednesday in Lagos. The Communications Director of theContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir The Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the purchase of a N100 million building to accommodate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state capital. This was disclosed to newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday as part of the council’s latest resolutions. Presenting the resolution, the Commissioner for BasicContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, congratulated Mo Abudu, the CEO of Ebony Life Group on her inclusion in the 2025 TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World. The President commended Abudu’s recognition as a media entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Africa’s cultural ambassador, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman,Continue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has appointed Dr Cassiel Forson, as the new Chairman. The appointment was made during the bank’s 23rd Ordinary Session held on April 14, in Banjul, The Gambia. Forson, the current Minister of Finance of the Republic of Ghana,Continue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Federal and state governments to immediately stop casualisation of doctors working in public hospitals across the country. NMA’s first Vice-President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, made the appeal in an interviewContinue Reading
